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    GeForce GTX 980M vs Radeon RX 480 mobile

    When choosing between GeForce GTX 980M and Radeon RX 480 mobile, it is worth examining the specifications of the models in detail. Do they meet the recommended requirements of modern games and software? Storage capacity, form factor, TDP, available ports, warranty and manufacturer support are all important. For example, the size of a PC case can limit the maximum thickness and length of the card. Often, instead of the factory overclocked card and RGB backlight, it is better to choose a reference model with a more efficient GPU. And make sure that your current power supply unit has the correct connection pins (using adapters is not recommended). This GPUs compare tool is meant to help you to choose the best graphics card for your build. Let's find out the difference between GeForce GTX 980M and Radeon RX 480 mobile.
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    GeForce GTX 980M and Radeon RX 480 mobile are Laptop Graphics Cards

    Note: GeForce GTX 980M and Radeon RX 480 mobile are only used in laptop graphics. They have lower GPU clock speed compared to the desktop variant, which results in lower power consumption, but also 10-30% lower gaming performance. Check available laptop models with GeForce GTX 980M or Radeon RX 480 mobile here:

    GeForce GTX 980M Laptops
    Radeon RX 480 mobile Laptops

    Main Specs

      GeForce GTX 980M Radeon RX 480 mobile
    Power consumption (TDP) 100 Watt
    Interface MXM-B (3.0) MXM-B (3.0)
    Supplementary power connectors None
    Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
    Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 8 GB
    Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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    • Both video cards are using MXM-B (3.0) interface connection to a motherboard.
    • GeForce GTX 980M and Radeon RX 480 mobile have maximum RAM of 8 GB.
    • Both cards are used in Laptops.
    • GeForce GTX 980M is build with Maxwell architecture, and Radeon RX 480 mobile - with Polaris.
    • GeForce GTX 980M is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon RX 480 mobile - by 14 nm process technology.
    • Memory clock speed of Radeon RX 480 mobile is 5500 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 980M.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 35−40 12−14
    ultra / 1080p 24−27 7−8
    QHD / 1440p 18−20 0−1
    4K / 2160p 10−11 −
    low / 720p 60−65 27−30
    medium / 1080p 45−50 14−16
    The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 980M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 168% more, than Radeon RX 480 mobile.

    Full Specs

      GeForce GTX 980M Radeon RX 480 mobile
    Architecture Maxwell Polaris
    Code name GM204 Polaris
    Type Laptop Laptop
    Release date 7 October 2014 1 August 2016
    Pipelines 1536 2304
    Core clock speed 1038 MHz
    Boost Clock 1127 MHz 1077 MHz
    Transistor count 5,200 million 5,700 million
    Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 14 nm
    Texture fill rate 51.84 155.1
    Floating-point performance 3,462 gflops 4,963 gflops
    Memory bus width 256 Bit 256 Bit
    Memory clock speed 2500 MHz 8000 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 160 GB/s 256.0 GB/s
    Shared memory - -
    G-SYNC support +
    DirectX 12 (12_1) 12 (12_0)
    Shader Model 6.4 6.4
    OpenGL 4.5 4.6
    OpenCL 1.1 2.0
    Vulkan 1.1.126 1.2.131
    CUDA +
    CUDA cores 1536
    Bus support PCI Express 3.0
    SLI options +
    HDMI +
    Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 383 Mh/s
    Laptop size large large
    DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) support +
    H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder +
    Optimus +
    GameStream +
    GeForce ShadowPlay +
    GPU Boost 2.0
    GameWorks +
    BatteryBoost +
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